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Tension Makes Better Horror Than Gore - And These Movies Prove It

Some horror movies have sidelined tension for gore and quick scares, but films like The Thing and Don't Breathe prove that we need good tension.

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10 Marvel Heroes Transformed by Their Powers

Marvel Comics is full of heroes whose powers distorted their lives and bodies. From The Hulk to The Silver Surfer, transformation unites many heroes.

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The Thing Becomes Venom in What If...? Dark

Marvel's What If...? Dark explores a haunting alternate reality where the Thing becomes the Venom symbiote's host.

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10 Horror Movies Critics Loved But Audiences Hated

Although many have gone on to become cult classics, horror movies like Crimson Peak and Jennifer's Body failed to impress audiences at release.

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10 Cliffhanger Movie Endings That Worked

From The Thing's ambiguous conclusion to A Quiet Place's cliffhanger, some of the best film endings don't tell the audience what happens.

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The Thing: John Carpenter Teases the Long-Awaited Sequel

As horror fans clamber for a sequel to John Carpenter’s iconic film The Thing, the director quietly teases that something may be in development.

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10 Scariest Body Horror Movies

The body horror subgenre can be deeply unsettling, repulsive, and terrifying, with films like Tusk and Cabin Fever being some of the worst.

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15 Horror Movies That Bombed But Became Cult Classics

Plenty of horror movies that bombed have become revered as masterpieces of the genre. As such, certain scary stories have gained a cult following.

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The Thing Becomes Venom and Marvel Murders Moon Knight in What If…? Dark

The Thing becomes Venom and Marvel murders Moon Knight in the publisher's upcoming What If...? Dark series of one-shots launching in July 2023.

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10 Times Critics Were Wrong About Great Movies

Reviewers initially criticized some of the most popular and iconic films, like The Shining and Psycho.

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15 Sci-Fi Films That Bombed At The Box Office But Became Cult Classics

Box office success is rarely an indicator of a film's staying power, and many great sci-fi films have failed but gone on to be hailed as classics.

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The Thing Saved an Alien Planet by Playing the Ultimate Game of Pac-Man

Some slick gaming skills (and a little bit of muscle) saved an entire alien race when The Thing and Franklin Richards got sucked into a video game.

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The Newest Sorcerer Supreme Reveals a Surprising Truth About the Marvel Universe

The Thing and Hulk have teamed up for a cosmic adventure that just revealed an uncomfortable truth about the mantle of the Sorcerer Supreme.

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REVIEW: Marvel's Clobberin' Time #1 Pits the Super Powered Pair Against Kaiju

Foes-turned-friends, The Thing and the Hulk find themselves on a strange planet, and the only way to go home is to fight their way back through kaiju.

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10 Box Office Flops That Were Saved By DVD Sales

Just because a film is dead on arrival at the box office doesn't mean it won't receive a second life in DVD sales.

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10 Amazing Technical Achievements The Oscars Snubbed

The Academy doesn't always get it right when acknowledging outstanding technical achievements in film, leaving many great films without Oscars.

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10 Best Non-MCU Post-Credit Scenes

Post-credits scenes have become a staple of mainstream films, offering fans a final narrative tidbit or taste of what's to come.

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The Thing Embarks on a Marvelous Misadventure in Steve Skroce’s Clobberin’ Time

Steve Skroce discusses his Clobberin’ Time miniseries where the Thing teams up with a multitude of Marvel heroes to catch a time traveling thief.

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10 Famous Actors Who Became Great Voice Actors

Sometimes the transition from live-action to voicing a character doesn't always pan out, but some actors also proved to be talented voice actors.

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10 '80s Practical Effects That Were Far Ahead Of Their Time

Even in 2023, there are a lot of practical special effects from the 80s that not only hold up today but were far ahead of their time.

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